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I was in NYC friday afternoon. It would have been really neat if I met up with you!

Sheila

Back during the N.O. hubub they played a string quartet by Wynton and he was talking about the difficult problem of getting a groove feel into a classical style piece and how he solved it. It was great, and not the kind of thing you might expect. Also, he played a trumpet concerto. The cadenza was improvised of course. Dynamite! You're in my favorite place in the world - have fun. Laurie, that was truly inspiring. Your journalism background shines. I like your description of Fanfare for the Common Man. The strength is not determined by who plays the loudest, but by the commingling of many voices. (I wish all of life were like that.) Many things you wrote about were touching, but the strongest, for me, was the donation of services by nonmusicians (hotel workers, etc.) Disasters usually bring out the best and worst in people. You've shared some of the best with us. Thanks! Laurie,

Thank you so much for this. It's really difficult for many of us, even seeing pictures and hearing testimony as to how bad things really are. We all watch the news and secretly are glad that it's not us that went through that, but it's nice to see so many wonderful people taking action to help out these people. Among all of the hatred and violence in the world today, it's good to know that there is still some genuine care and generosity left somewhere.

-Wes